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Ledger
University of Washington^ Tacoma
uwtledger.com
Kunz awarded fourth
Emmy
Page 4
Check out our eight-page pullout Grad section
A.L.I.V.E. Art-B-Q Page 15
Vol. IX No. 15
June 2 , 2005
Today: 2707 implementation-planning meeting at 12:45 in Carwein
Michele Brittany / The Ledger Keith Ward, Copy Center manager, inspects the postage meter machine that he uses to process outgoing mail. Its use will increase when the center is solely owned by UWT.
Copy Center transfers hands in July
By Katie Lyn Reoch Contributing Writer
Since the late 1990's the copy and mail center located inside the WCG Building of the University of Washington, Tacoma campus
has been owned and funded by two separate entities, UWT and UW Seattle.
As of July 1,2005 UWT will be the sole owner, a decision mutually agreed upon by both campuses, and will run all opera¬
tions independently without finan¬ cial help from the Seattle cam¬ pus, according to Jan Rutledge, Associate Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration.
See COPIES, page 13
Parking enforcement moves into tlie 21st century
By Mark Dodson Staff Writer
As many students are aware, parking at UWT is a challenge. However, for students return¬ ing to campus this fall, avoid¬ ing parking fines will become virtually impossible thanks to some new technology that will be employed by the city.
Currently, many students avoid paying the meter in one of two ways, either by parking far away from the campus and walk¬ ing over, or by parking in a spot with a time limit and checking their car periodically for the tell¬ tale chalk-line placed there by one of the city's parking enforce¬ ment officers; a game of parking roulette.
Kurtis Kingsolver, a traffic engineer for the city of Tacoma, has been one of the leading forc¬ es behind the change and how the city keeps track of parking violations.
Currently the system works this way. The city has been sec¬ tioned off in a series of smaller parking zones. Each zone has its own time limit, depending on the local business in the area; zones near restaurants allow a longer time to park than areas where there is a confluence of retail outlets.
These time limits are enforced by having parking officers who travel around the zones on foot, marking the tires of cars with small chalk dashes and returning to the area after the prescribed time limit to ensure that the cars in question are not still there.
This system has been in place for several years, but has some problems.
First, Tacoma has grown over time, and so have the areas of the zones. Some zones, accord¬ ing to Kingsolver, are simply too big for one officer to walk in a single day.
The other issue is that of savvy parking. Many residents of Tacoma and students at UWT are well aware that in order to park close and avoid a ticket involves the practice of constantly check¬ ing your car for chalk marks and moving it to another spot in such a way that the chalk mark cannot be seen.
This risk comes with a poten¬ tial penalty. The fine for being caught chain-parking, the term that the city uses to describe the practice, is typically higher than an average parking ticket.
City officials and local busi¬ nesses have long been aware of
See PARKING, page 13
Diversity Resource Center opens this autumn
By Katie Lyn Reoch Contributing Writer
For the past couple of years both the Diversity Task Force and the former Co-Directors of Diversity and Minority Affairs have been working behind the scenes on the development of a UWT Diversity Resource Center. This fall it will open, thanks to hard work by a group of dedicated individuals.
The Center's main focus will be to provide educational mate¬ rial and to work as a facilitator for activities on campus.
"A major goal of any University is to prepare students for civic responsibility, and respect for diversity is an essen¬ tial part of that," said Chancellor Patricia Spakes.
"If we expect our students to be successful in a global economy, working with people from all kinds of backgrounds, and providing leadership in all kinds of diverse communities, we have a respon¬ sibility to prepare them," said Spakes.
Many college campuses across the country have some type of
center where students, faculty and staff can go to learn about diver¬ sity and to openly discuss diversity issues. Until now, this has been a missing resource for students on
"Books, month¬ ly support group meetings for differ¬ ent ethnicities and discussion panels on different topics would be great"
- Geraldine Gates UWT Student
the Tacoma campus.
Glenna Chang, Campus Diversity Officer, as one of the spearheads in the eftbrt, wrote a grant request for funding and was awarded a one-year grant from the UW Seattle Diversity Implementation Fund.
"UWT agreed to fund a large portion of the operating costs and space and will evaluate the success
of the Center at the conclusion of the year, and hopefully funding will continue centrally at UWT," Chang explained. "A by-product of the work will have an effect on the visibility of diversity issues, on our sense of connectedness with our local communities, and a heightened sense of awareness and collective imperative when it comes to diversity topics."
The tentative location for the center will be the old ASUWT office located on the first floor of the WCG Building, chosen for its central location. One possible can¬ didate to run the center is ASUWT Director of Multi-cultural Affairs, Joy Eckwood. The position would be for a part-time professional per¬ son to serve as the coordinator.
In the next few weeks a Diversity Resource Center working group consisting of faculty, stafl^", students and community members will con¬ vene to determine the initial pro¬ grams and resources ofl'ered by the center.
Some students would like to see the center offer materials and
See DIVERSITY, page 13
It's official!!
^^M| ^^^HBj
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Katie Lyn Reoch / The Ledger Chancellor Patricia Spakes christened the student union area of the Mattress Factory as the oUWT- post with a finely aged bottle of Thomas Kemper Root Beer on Tuesday, May 24. In keeping with the western theme, an ASUWT-sponsored barbeque followed the ceremonial breaking of the bottle over the railing.

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Th
Ledger
University of Washington^ Tacoma
uwtledger.com
Kunz awarded fourth
Emmy
Page 4
Check out our eight-page pullout Grad section
A.L.I.V.E. Art-B-Q Page 15
Vol. IX No. 15
June 2 , 2005
Today: 2707 implementation-planning meeting at 12:45 in Carwein
Michele Brittany / The Ledger Keith Ward, Copy Center manager, inspects the postage meter machine that he uses to process outgoing mail. Its use will increase when the center is solely owned by UWT.
Copy Center transfers hands in July
By Katie Lyn Reoch Contributing Writer
Since the late 1990's the copy and mail center located inside the WCG Building of the University of Washington, Tacoma campus
has been owned and funded by two separate entities, UWT and UW Seattle.
As of July 1,2005 UWT will be the sole owner, a decision mutually agreed upon by both campuses, and will run all opera¬
tions independently without finan¬ cial help from the Seattle cam¬ pus, according to Jan Rutledge, Associate Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration.
See COPIES, page 13
Parking enforcement moves into tlie 21st century
By Mark Dodson Staff Writer
As many students are aware, parking at UWT is a challenge. However, for students return¬ ing to campus this fall, avoid¬ ing parking fines will become virtually impossible thanks to some new technology that will be employed by the city.
Currently, many students avoid paying the meter in one of two ways, either by parking far away from the campus and walk¬ ing over, or by parking in a spot with a time limit and checking their car periodically for the tell¬ tale chalk-line placed there by one of the city's parking enforce¬ ment officers; a game of parking roulette.
Kurtis Kingsolver, a traffic engineer for the city of Tacoma, has been one of the leading forc¬ es behind the change and how the city keeps track of parking violations.
Currently the system works this way. The city has been sec¬ tioned off in a series of smaller parking zones. Each zone has its own time limit, depending on the local business in the area; zones near restaurants allow a longer time to park than areas where there is a confluence of retail outlets.
These time limits are enforced by having parking officers who travel around the zones on foot, marking the tires of cars with small chalk dashes and returning to the area after the prescribed time limit to ensure that the cars in question are not still there.
This system has been in place for several years, but has some problems.
First, Tacoma has grown over time, and so have the areas of the zones. Some zones, accord¬ ing to Kingsolver, are simply too big for one officer to walk in a single day.
The other issue is that of savvy parking. Many residents of Tacoma and students at UWT are well aware that in order to park close and avoid a ticket involves the practice of constantly check¬ ing your car for chalk marks and moving it to another spot in such a way that the chalk mark cannot be seen.
This risk comes with a poten¬ tial penalty. The fine for being caught chain-parking, the term that the city uses to describe the practice, is typically higher than an average parking ticket.
City officials and local busi¬ nesses have long been aware of
See PARKING, page 13
Diversity Resource Center opens this autumn
By Katie Lyn Reoch Contributing Writer
For the past couple of years both the Diversity Task Force and the former Co-Directors of Diversity and Minority Affairs have been working behind the scenes on the development of a UWT Diversity Resource Center. This fall it will open, thanks to hard work by a group of dedicated individuals.
The Center's main focus will be to provide educational mate¬ rial and to work as a facilitator for activities on campus.
"A major goal of any University is to prepare students for civic responsibility, and respect for diversity is an essen¬ tial part of that," said Chancellor Patricia Spakes.
"If we expect our students to be successful in a global economy, working with people from all kinds of backgrounds, and providing leadership in all kinds of diverse communities, we have a respon¬ sibility to prepare them," said Spakes.
Many college campuses across the country have some type of
center where students, faculty and staff can go to learn about diver¬ sity and to openly discuss diversity issues. Until now, this has been a missing resource for students on
"Books, month¬ ly support group meetings for differ¬ ent ethnicities and discussion panels on different topics would be great"
- Geraldine Gates UWT Student
the Tacoma campus.
Glenna Chang, Campus Diversity Officer, as one of the spearheads in the eftbrt, wrote a grant request for funding and was awarded a one-year grant from the UW Seattle Diversity Implementation Fund.
"UWT agreed to fund a large portion of the operating costs and space and will evaluate the success
of the Center at the conclusion of the year, and hopefully funding will continue centrally at UWT," Chang explained. "A by-product of the work will have an effect on the visibility of diversity issues, on our sense of connectedness with our local communities, and a heightened sense of awareness and collective imperative when it comes to diversity topics."
The tentative location for the center will be the old ASUWT office located on the first floor of the WCG Building, chosen for its central location. One possible can¬ didate to run the center is ASUWT Director of Multi-cultural Affairs, Joy Eckwood. The position would be for a part-time professional per¬ son to serve as the coordinator.
In the next few weeks a Diversity Resource Center working group consisting of faculty, stafl^", students and community members will con¬ vene to determine the initial pro¬ grams and resources ofl'ered by the center.
Some students would like to see the center offer materials and
See DIVERSITY, page 13
It's official!!
^^M| ^^^HBj
I i i
Katie Lyn Reoch / The Ledger Chancellor Patricia Spakes christened the student union area of the Mattress Factory as the oUWT- post with a finely aged bottle of Thomas Kemper Root Beer on Tuesday, May 24. In keeping with the western theme, an ASUWT-sponsored barbeque followed the ceremonial breaking of the bottle over the railing.